A Klabinthe largest producer and exporter of packaging paper and sustainable paper packaging solutions in Brazil, published this month the public summary, a document that brings together the efforts that the company makes for the adequate management of its native and planted forests, in addition to presenting the policies social and sustainability.
Present in Santa Catarina there are more than 50 yearswith the municipality of Lages. With a forest area covering approximately 151 thousand hectaresplanted and native forests enter the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sulreaching, in total, 44 municipalities in Santa Catarina and 11 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Only in areas of preserved native forests does the company maintain almost 72 thousand hectares in this region.
Julio Nogueirasustainability and environment manager at Klabin, says that the document provides details of the company’s sustainable management practices, recognized for its pioneering mosaic method, in which pine and eucalyptus plantations are interspersed with native forests:
“The use of environmentally correct practices used by Klabin in its forest cultivation, as well as adequate management of the landscape, provide excellent use of the production potential of forests and the protection of natural resources“.
In both states, 48% of the company’s areas are dedicated to conservation. Important index to act in the preservation of species. In this region, 892 species of flora and 541 species of animals.
“These forest areas have made important contributions to preserving the environment, protecting biodiversity and maintaining water sources. In the 44 municipalities where Klabin has forest areas in Santa Catarina, there are more than 5 thousand kilometers of rivers and more than 9 thousand springs protected by the company, which contribute to the region’s water supply.“, he comments.
